The Bulletin Tenders are issued to all Registered suppliers of ICF. This system of tendering is followed for procurement of materials valued upto Rs. 10 lakhs. Only offers from such of the firms as are registered with ICF for the Group of items under which the tender is issued will be considered as valid offers.
For registration with ICF, the suppliers are required to furnish the required information in the prescribed form, available with the Registration Section of the office of the Controller of Stores/ICF. The suppliers meeting the conditions mentioned in the form are registered for the item groups applied for. Initial registration is for two years and on satisfactory performance, the registration is made permanent.
The Stores Bulletin from ICF is published every month. The Bulletin is mailed to the firms registered with ICF, who have subscribed. The details of the subscription are furnished at the end of this section.
The Bulletin contains detailed information on how to submit offers for the items tendered in the Bulletin. The material tendered and the due dates for the tenders are published, along with the details of time and place for submission of the tenders.
The Bulletin contains details of material procured against the Open Tenders, which have been finalized during the past month; the purchase order no., the quantity, and the ordered price